Results
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (12/16/22)
Roman Reigns returns!
ACKNOWLEDGE this massive Friday Night SmackDown!
SmackDown not only has the WWE Intercontinental Championship and Women’s Tag Team Championships being defended, it has the return of The Tribal Chief, the Head of the Table, the Undisputed Universal Heavyweight Champion… Roman…! Reigns…!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky w/ Bayley VS Liv Morgan & Tegan Nox; Kai & Sky win and retain the titles.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: GUNTHER w/ Imperium VS Ricochet; Gunther wins and retains the title.
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Triple Threat Tag: Hit Row VS Legado Del Fantasma VS The Viking Raiders; Hit Row wins and will challenge The Usos for the titles next week.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Bloodline pulls into the parking lot.
Sami Zayn hops out the back and is very excited! He has a suit jacket, his beard is trimmed and groomed, and his hair is up in a nice man bun. He secret handshakes with Jimmy, then he and the Usos head out. Will the Tribal Chief be pleased to see the Bloodline at harmony?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky w/ Bayley VS Liv Morgan & Tegan Nox!
Damage Control still has control of these titles, but now they’re up against a fired up duo who has history with them! The Welsh Firecracker is back in the WWE, will she and her new friend get some payback on #CobraKai & the Evil Genius? Or will DMG CTRL keep control of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Division?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and this big Friday night kicks off with gold!
The teams sort out and Liv starts against Kai. The bell rings, Liv dodges Kai as she rushes in, then she SHOTGUNS Kai to the corner! Back body block and a tag to Nox! Liv whips Nox in to UPPERCUT Kai! Nox brings Kai out, whips, but Kai reverses to ROCK Nox! Kai runs, but Nox UPPERCUTS back! Kai reels Nox in but Nox elbows her. Nox runs, Kai SCORPION KICKS! Nox falls, Kai drags her up to tag in Sky. Kai & Sky mug Nox, Sky fires off forearms. Sky wrenches, whips but Nox reverses to kick and SIT-OUT GOURD BUSTER! Nox then drags Sky over to tag Liv. Liv & Nox double suplex Sky high and hard! Cover, TWO!
Liv stays on Sky and tells Kai to kiss this. Fans fire up as Liv snapmares Sky, then runs, into a cheap shot from Kai! Kai eggs Liv on but Liv dropkicks Sky first! Liv goes out after Kai, keeps Kai from getting something under the ring, to then bring out a kendo stick herself! Fans fire up but the ref reprimands Liv. Liv still chases Kai into the ring, but Nox stops Liv from going extreme. They need to win the titles fair and square. But then Kai & Sky attack from behind! Kai & Sky whip Nox & Liv, but Liv & Nox reverse it! Nox UPPERCUTS Kai, Liv back body blocks Sky! Then they run corner to corner, do-si-do, and then hit Kai & Sky again!
Kai bails out, Liv throws Sky out, and fans fire up for Liv. Liv builds speed to slide, but Kai & Sky get clear! But they don’t see Nox up top! SUPER CROSSBODY! Direct hit on the champs and fans fire up for the challengers as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Nox fights off Kai’s chinlock with elbows. Fans rally but Kai keeps Nox from Liv. Nox ROCKS Kai, Kai reels her in but Nox sunset flips! Kai stays up, to DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Bayley is a bit annoyed but she knows DMG CTRL is doing a great job. Tag to Sky, they double whip Nox to BOOT, trip, stomp and basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Sky sucker punches Liv just because! Sky drags Nox away but Nox stands. Sky ducks the enziguri to deadlift into the waistlock! Nox fights free, slips around and HEADBUTTS! Sky and Nox both fall, hot tags to Liv and Kai!
Liv rallies on Kai, then kicks, kicks and ENZIGURIS! Liv runs in to back body block! And then SHINING WIZARD! Liv snapmares Kai, goes up and MISSILE DORPKICKS! Fans fire up as Liv kips up! Liv runs and springboards but Kai denies the Code Breaker while sending Liv at the DMG CTRL corner. Liv uses that to BLAST Sky! But then Dakota BOOTS Liv! Tag to Sky, DMG CTRL hoists Liv up top and they bring her around, DOUBLE POWERBOMB! Cover, Nos breaks it! Kai goes after Nox, drags her up to a fireman’s carry, GO TO KICK!! Nox goes down, but Liv DUMPS Kai out! Sky runs in but Liv bucks the waistlock!
Liv blocks the haymaker to hit a CODE BREAKER! Tag to Nox and she sets up, LIV IN MOTION CODE BRAEKER! And then SHINIEST WIZARD!! Cover, Kai breaks it up! Liv throws Kai back out but Kai is on the apron. Kai grabs hair, Liv elbows free! Kai is stuck in the ropes, Liv SLINGSHOT SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMBS to the floor!!! But Sky SHOTGUNS Liv down! Sky gets in the ring, but Nox UPPERCUTS her, GAMANGIRIS, then trips her! Fans fire up for the CANNONBALL! Fans fire up as Nox runs, but Sky SHOTEIS! Nox flops out of the ring while fans boo. Sky goes to the apron, springboards but Nox trips her up!
Nox hurries in but Bayley drags her out! The ref is busy checking Sky! Bayley whips but Nox reverses! Bayley tumbles up and over the barriers! But then someone BLASTS Nox! Who was that?! Security drags her away but she has a hood to hide her face! Sky drags Nox into the ring, steps on her on the way to the corner, and goes up, OVER THE MOONSAULT!! Cover, DMG CTRL win!
Winners: Damage CTRL, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
What just happened there!? Does Bayley have an ace up her sleeve? Who was that hooded woman who screwed over Liv & Nox? If there are more members of DMG CTRL, will anyone ever be able stop them?
Gunther speaks.
“It’s about passion, respect, and that is protecting this title, the grand prix of this great sport.” Der Ring General says Ricochet is coming in all excited. He does congratulate Ricochet on winning the SmackDown World Cup, and admits Ricochet is one of the most athletically talented wrestlers he’s ever seen. Ricochet has impressed everyone else, but all of that won’t matter. Tonight is about physicality. Protect your face or have it ground down on the mat. Gunther vows to chop Ricochet’s body to pieces, then grab the lifeless remains to smash it around the ring. Gunther vows to break Ricochet’s spirit! But will Gunther be able to stop the One and Only?
Ricochet speaks.
“I hate to say ‘I told you so,’ but I told you and everybody, that if I had to be the last man standing holding that SmackDown World Cup to get my rematch, then so be it. I had already envisioned it: the pyro; the trophy; the WWE Universe chanting, ‘Ricochet.'” Ricochet knows many feel Gunther already has this match won, but he’ll do what he does best: flip the odds in his favor! So go ahead, bet on Gunther. Ricochet bets on Ricochet. Will he hit the jackpot? Or will he bust and be without gold for the holidays?
The Bloodline talks in their locker room.
Sami says it’s a big night, and the Usos agree. Sami says it is all their night, but he did get his hair done. Jey says it looks good, looks clean. And Sami went to Jey’s beard guy, Yankee. Not bad, right? So good. But what about the jacket Tell him the truth. He looks good! Well, Sami felt awkward with the tailor. He made a joke, the guy didn’t laugh, but anyway, if they say it’s good, he’ll accept that. But where’s Solo? On his way with the Tribal Chief, no worries. Okay, okay. Sami’s got nerves. Just breathe, Uce. Right, give him a couple minutes, he’ll get some water, decompress. Yeet!
Sami exits the room and Jey says this is a big night. Roman is gonna take away the “honorary” and make Sami a full-fledged Uce. And Jey got Sami all dressed up, too. Jimmy is still doubtful. Jey says it’s good. But they know how the Chief is. Since Monday and Kevin Owens… Honestly, they might’ve just set Sami up for a big disappointment. Jey says tonight is going to be a good night. Okay, if he says so. Yeet. But with the Usos torn on what’s coming, what will be the fate of Sami Uso?
SmackDown plays footage shared via a QR Code.
It is footage of what happened to LA Knight after Uncle Howdy, or whoever that was, found him backstage. Filmed vertically, it’s a light swinging around, a film projection of a snarling wolf, and Uncle Howdy singing a song. “Little pig, little pig. Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin. They have LA Knight tied up and gagged, wearing the strange mustached mask! Howdy takes the mask off and Knight wants to be let go. Howdy pats him on the face, but leaves him.
And now in the present, Knight IS free, but he is looking around paranoid. He is heading to gorilla, what will he have to say about who abducted him? And why did they let him go?
SmackDown returns and LA Knight is in the ring!
The Mega Star has his music cut so he can say, “Lemme talk to ya!” He didn’t ask Chicago for permission so they can shut up, he has business to deal with. “I don’t need to go through this with a fine toothed comb. Let’s go ahead and say this: for the past few weeks, I’ve been blindsided, I’ve been cheap-shotted, hell! I’ve been abducted and tied up! But still, I’m still knocking on Bray Wyatt’s front door.” Knight says Bray is a former WWE World Champion, one of the biggest superstars of all time, and to be honest, his return is one of the most talked about returns ever. Fans applaud that because that is true.
But all Bray has done since is dressed like a circus freak, whined and cried about a victim complex, said a bunch of gibberish that doesn’t get to the point, and most of all, he’s taken advantage by blindsiding Knight any time he ain’t looking! And Bray says, “Well, it wasn’t me, my brother. It was Boy Howdy. You don’t know.” But Knight DOES know! He knows who it was! It was Bray! He could hear him and feel him! So here’s what Knight wants Bray to do: put on whatever mask and costume he needs, call himself whatever he wants, and walk out here to get STOMPED OUT! YEAH! YEAH!! YEAH!!
What’s that smoke? It’s BRAY! Chicago fires up and the fireflies come out as Bray makes his entrance, minus the door. “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…” Fans cheer as Bray has a mic of his own. “Oh, Chicago, how I have missed you.” Fans cheer because they missed him, too. But Bray tells Knight that he is sick of him. “I am sick of this entire game that we keep playing, man. Here’s the deal. I know you don’t believe me, man, and I understand why. But I’m being honest when I tell ya, you’re barking up the wrong tree. I haven’t touched you. And I think the ironic part is that deep down, we both know how this story ends, don’t we?”
Knight wants Bray to get in the ring but Bray stays on the apron. Bray has decided that since they both know the ending, he gives Knight one more chance to deliver the message. He better make it worth Bray’s while, too. Knight rushes in and attacks Bray as he steps in! Fans boo as Knight throws hands and stomps a mudhole into Bray! But Bray is laughing through it all! And then Uncle Howdy is on the tron! “Little pig, little pig. What have you done? What have you done?” Howdy laughs, then says, “You wanna see something really scary?” Knight looks around, Bray smiles, but Knight just goes back to stomping!
But then, someone else is making their way to the ring! Knight is confused, but here comes Uncle Howdy!! There really is two of them! Howdy tips his hat to Knight, and Bray just looks at Knight. Howdy laughs and Knight hurries away. So then, who’s game is it?
The Tribal Chief arrives backstage!
Roman Reigns has Paul Heyman holding onto his titles, and Solo Sikoa by his side. Which way? This way, My Tribal Chief. They head together down the hall, what will Roman have planned for The Bloodline here tonight?
WWE Intercontinental Championship: GUNTHER w/ Imperium VS Ricochet!
Der Ring General took this title off The King of Flight, and declared from then on that NO American wrestler would get this title off him. But will that change when Ricochet, the American who won the SmackDown World Cup, finally gets his rematch?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and Adam Pearce is here to say the purity of this match will be sacred! Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci are EJECTED from ringside! Fans like the sound of that! Gunther says it is alright, and Imperium falls back. With this match truly 1v1, who will be the One and Only Intercontinental Champion?
The bell rings and the two circle. Chicago rallies up and Ricochet gives testing kicks. Gunther stays up, he blocks a kick but Ricochet avoids a haymaker. Fans rally and duel, the two feel out a grapple and Ricochet goes for a leg. Gunther sprawls and facelocks, shifts to CLUB a leg, then he drags Ricochet into a HALF CRAB! Ricochet scrambles to the ropebreak! Gunther holds on but Ricochet kicks him away! The ref reprimands and the two reset. They circle again, feel things out, and Gunther wrenches an arm to a wristlock. Gunther hits a hip toss, then drags Ricochet around to drop a knee on the arm!
Gunther drags Ricochet up, clamps onto the arm and he grinds the shoulder. Ricochet endures, stands up, but Gunther chinbars. Ricochet throws a body shot, Gunther wrenches, but Ricochets ROCKS, rolls, handsprings and flips, but Gunther clinches! They end up on ropes, the ref counts, and Gunther gets the legs to trip Ricochet and SWING him! Ricochet staggers up, Gunther storms over to him, and Gunther swings, but Ricochet avoids the chop! Ricochet KICKS, Gunther back suplexes but Ricochet hits a headlock takeover to counter! Fans rally, Gunther fights up and powers out, and they RAM shoulders!
Ricochet ducks a chop, goes up but Gunther shoves him out! But Ricochet skins the cat! Only to end up in a waistlock! GERMAN SUPLEX! But Ricochet lands on his feet! Ricochet ducks the boot to kip up and PELE! Ricochet fires off haymakers, Gunther shoves him away but Ricochet comes back to DROPKICK Gunther in the corner! Ricochet keeps after Gunther with clubbing hands, but the ref counts. Ricochet lets off at 4, runs back in, but Gunther puts him on the apron. Ricochet slingshots, but into a BOOT! Ricochet falls, Gunther goes out after Ricochet to APRON BACK SUPLEX!
Gunther stands Ricochet up just to CHOP Ricochet back down! Der Ring General dares Ricochet to get up while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Gunther trips Ricochet but Ricochet kicks him away! Ricochet throws big hands from all sides, going up then down! But Gunther CHOPS Ricochet back! And CHOPS him again! Ricochet sputters, Gunther scoops and SLAMS him down! Gunther KICKS Ricochet in the side, then taunts him. Fans boo as Gunther stands on Ricochet’s head! The ref reprimands, Gunther lets off and he drags Ricochet by an arm. Gunther stands Ricochet up to CHOP him back down! But Gunther holds onto the arm with a wristlock to drag him back up. Gunther gives toying kicks, talks more trash, and he fishhooks Ricochet!
Ricochet fights up and he SLAPS Gunther! And SLAPS! And SLAPS! Gunther whips Ricochet hard into the corner! And then KICKS him again! Gunther paces around Ricochet, drags him back up, and scoops him for a SLAM! And then he has both legs, for a BOSTON CRAB! Ricochet endures as Gunther sits deep! Fans rally, Ricochet fights and moves around, CLUBS at Gunther’s leg, then rolls over! Ricochet throws hands from below, then kicks free again! Gunther falls over, fans fire up as both men get back up. Ricochet KICKS Gunther’s leg, KICKS him in the chest, then KICKS again! Gunther leans against ropes as Ricochet CHOPS!
Ricochet ROCKS Gunther with a forearm, but Gunther scoops Ricochet for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO, into the BOSTON CRAB!! Ricochet endures all over again, but fans rally harder! Ricochet crawls, reaches, but Gunther shifts to an STF! And then the full facelock! But Ricochet gets the ROPEBREAK! Gunther lets off in frustration, but he KICKS Ricochet in the side again. Gunther talks more trash, he pushes Ricochet around, but fans rally up. Gunther drags Ricochet up but Ricochet HEADBUTTS! And he fires off forearms and more headbutts! But Gunther blocks one to turn and CLUB Ricochet down!
Gunther drags Ricochet into a SLEEPER!! Ricochet claws at the hold, pries it open, but Gunther throws elbows into Ricochet’s head and shoulders! Then the SLEEPER is back on! Ricochet still endures, fights free of the body scissors, and shifts to a cover, TWO! Gunther CHOPS Ricochet down, then clamps on the SLEEPER! Gunther leans on the hold, fans rally and Ricochet endures. Ricochet fights up, kicks at Gunther’s head and he’s free! But Gunther hurries to gut wrench! Ricochet turns it to a fireman’s carry! Gunther slips off to CLUB Ricochet, then CHOPS him back down! Gunther hauls Ricochet up for a HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO!!
Fans fire up as Ricochet is still in this! Gunther is frustrated, he drags Ricochet up and CHOPS him! Ricochet CHOPS, Gunther CHOPS! Gunther keeps Ricochet from falling over in the corner, to CHOP him again! Ricochet falls, and the camera gets a good look at all the red marks on his body. Gunther stands Ricochet up, talks some trash, but Ricochet ducks the chop to ENZIGURI! Gunther staggers, Ricochet CHOPS and ROCKS on repeat! And then another ENZIGURI! Gunther goes to a corner, fans fire up and Ricochet runs in, DROPKICK! Gunther sputters, Ricochet fires off haymakers!
Gunther shoves Ricochet, but Ricochet comes back, DROPKCIK! And then Ricochet reels Gunther in, but he can’t suplex Gunther up! Gunther hits a GOURD BUSTER, then a SHOTGUN!! Gunther drags Ricochet up but Ricochet RANAS Gunther out of the ring!! Fans fire up more as Ricochet takes aim, and he leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK Gunther into barriers! Ricochet roars and Chicago is with him! Ricochet drags Gunther up and towards the ring, but Gunther CHOPS! Gunther scoops, but Ricochet slips off to the apron to PENALTY KICK! And SUPERKICK! Ricochet breaks the count at 7 of 10, to then go back to the apron.
Ricochet springboards from the top rope, ASAI MOONSAULT!! DIRECT HIT! Chicago is thunderous as SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns and Gunther is on the apron. Ricochet handspring kicks him down! Fans fire up again as Ricochet builds speed and FLIES! Another direct hit and Ricochet puts Gunther in! Ricochet hurries up top and fans are thunderous! But Gunther CHOPS Ricochet! Gunther turns Ricochet around on the top rope, climbs up after him, and SUPER GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Ricochet lands on his feet!! Gunther is shocked and Chicago is electric! V-TRIGGER! Ricochet fires up but Gunther BOOTS him down! Ricochet stands up again, into a LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!?! Ricochet survives and Chicago is on their feet!
The fans chant for Ricochet but Gunther climbs the corner! GUNTHER SPLASH into boots!! Gunther staggers away, Ricochet CHOPS him! And then reels him in, to SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet hurries up top, Gunther is down, SHOOTING STAR PRESS!!! Cover, TWO!!! Gunther survives and now Ricochet is stunned! Fans can’t believe it, either, but they know “This is Awesome!” Ricochet undoes some wrist tape and he fires off palm strikes! And CHOPS, and SLAPS, and SLAPS! Fans fire up but Gunther shoves Ricochet away! Ricochet comes back with more SLAPS, and some KICKS! And a CHOP!
Ricochet catches his breath, aims, SUPERKICKS, but Gunther stays up! SUPERKICK again!! Gunther is still up, and he CHOPS Ricochet mid-dropkick! GENERAL BOMB!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Ricochet survives and Gunther is losing his mind! Gunther drags Ricochet up and tells him it won’t happen! Ricochet SLAPS, but Gunther SLAPS! And then scoops, for the LAST SYMPHONY!! Cover, Gunther wins!!
Winner: Gunther, by pinfall (still WWE Intercontinental Champion)
Imperium returns to celebrate with their leader, but Ricochet pushed Gunther to his limits! If this was still not enough, what will it take to dethrone Der Ring General?
Wait, Gunther has Imperium drag Ricochet up! Gunther wants to teach Ricochet a lesson, but BRAUN is here!! The Monster of All Monsters storms out to the ring, and Imperium bails out! Imperium made sure Braun didn’t win the World Cup to become a contender, but will they all still #GetTheseHands?
BREAKING NEWS on the tag team screw job!
The hooded woman that helped Damage CTRL is none other than Xia Li! The “Protector” protected DMG CTRL, but to what end?
The Bloodline regroups backstage.
Jimmy says what’s up, and asks Roman what’s going on. What’s the plan tonight? Is he gonna leave Jimmy out of the loop? What’s he brewing up? If he’s gonna make Sami into Sami Uso, Jimmy is with it. Sami is Jimmy’s dawg, he likes Sami a lot. But Jimmy loves the family. Jimmy loves the Bloodline and he loves Roman. So if Roman doesn’t wanna make Sami into something all because of his past with Kevin Owens, then… Well, Jimmy will see Roman out there. Yeet. Jimmy takes his leave, and Roman tells the Wise Man to call Adam Pearce. Heyman makes that call, but what will that conversation be about?
SmackDown returns to the Bloodline locker room.
And in walks Adam Pearce, as he was “summoned.” Roman has him take a seat, and Roman has Heyman address Mr. Pearce. The Tribal Chief has decided to bless Pearce with a way to get past all those “shenanigans” with Bobby Lashley and Raw. Imagine this: Roman Reigns & Sami Zayn VS… Kevin Owens and any partner of his choice. If Pearce likes, that partner could even be Pearce. So that’s tonight? Roman and Heyman laugh. Oh, glad he was funny. Okay, Roman & Sami VS Kevin & mystery partner when? Where? The Royal Rumble? Heyman says if Roman does this, he should do this live on network TV here on Fox, December 30th in Tampa, Florida.
Roman likes Tampa a whole lot better than Chicago. Then congratulations, Mr. Pearce, you just scored the biggest tag team match of 2022 live on SmackDown here on Fox. Solo then steps up and Pearce knows to take his leave. He thanks them and will let Kevin know. Who will the Prizefighter find to help him fight the Tribal Chief and his former friend in Sami Zayn?
Tribute to the Troops hits its 20th anniversary!
John Cena narrates as footage plays of the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida back in 2003. WWE superstars and staff volunteered time to entertain those who risk it all to defend America’s freedoms. And no one then expected this was just the first step of a 20 year journey. Tensions were high as they were headed into a warzone. Final destination: Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq. Vince McMahan said on behalf of the WWE and the United States, “Thank you.” It was bringing a piece of home to those so far from home. And 20 years later, it is a tradition like no other.
From Baghdad to the US, the WWE will go to thank the troops who serve and remain steadfast. It is a debt that can never be fully repaid, but as we celebrate 20 years of Tribute to the Troops, we have one message: Thank you for protecting the freedoms of the United States of America.
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contender’s Match: Triple Threat Tag: Hit Row VS Legado Del Fantasma VS The Viking Raiders!
Top Dolla & Ashante THEE Adonis have had beef with Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde since they were all in NXT, and things only got more heated here on SmackDown. But then Erik & Ivar blasted it all apart when they brought back the raid! And as if the animosity wasn’t enough, the stakes have been raised even higher with the winner getting a title match with The Usos on the Christmas Eve Eve episode of SmackDown! Who settles the grudge to go for the gold?
SmackDown returns and Hit Row makes their entrance, followed by the Viking Raiders making their entrance. The teams sort out, and in this type of Triple Threat, one man from each team is legal. Wilde, Adonis and Ivar start, and at the bell, Wilde rushes Ivar! Ivar LEG LARIATS Wilde down! Adonis rushes in to fire off fast hands, then whips, but Ivar reverses! Ivar scoops, Adonis slips off and headlocks. Ivar powers out, swings, but Adonis slides under. Ivar blocks the arm-drag, whips Adonis away again, but Adonis ducks the leg lariat to AIR DROP! Ivar tumbles out but Erik runs in to clothesline Adonis up and out!
But then Dolla gets in and he throws Erik out! Both Cruz & Wilde rush up, but Dolla catches them in choke grips! They kick free, they both run, but they both get clotheslined out of the ring! Dolla does a dance, builds speed, buy Erik DECKS him with a forearm! But then LDF DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! Erik bails out, fans fire up and Wilde goes up a corner. Cruz runs to the other, ESCALARA ARIHARA TORNILLO COMBO! Direct hit on everyone else and Chicago is all fired up as SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns again and fans rally as Adonis fights a chinlock. But Erik throws him for Ace Ten- SUPERKICK from Adonis! Erik staggers around, Dolla tags in! Dolla runs Erik and Wilde over at the same time! Then he runs Wilde over, BOOTS Erik, and ROCKS Wilde! Dolla kicks low, runs and BOOTS Wilde down! Ivar runs in but into a fireman’s carry! Dolla shows his strength, but Erik runs in to KNEE Dolla down! Cruz runs in but is fed to a SIDEWALK SLAM! Wilde runs in, into an URENAGE! Vega is speechless and scared seeing the Vikings in action. Dolla clinches Erik but Ivar BOOTS him!
Erik lifts Dolla, Ivar runs to springboard, LARIAT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO! Erik covers but Wilde is up top, FROG SPLASH breaks the pin! Ivar drags Wilde up to knee low, CLUB him, then run. Wilde catches Ivar at the ropes for a TORNADO DDT! Fans fire up, Wilde tags Cruz! LDF coordinate, MISSILE DROPKICK to Dolla! Then Cruz goes up top again, for a PHOENIX SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Vega is freaking out but Cruz tags Wilde. LDF drags Dolla up, Cruz builds speed, but Adonis trips him up! Wilde swings but into an elbow! Adonis gets in to hit a FLOATOVER DDT! But Erik GERMAN SUPLEXES Adonis!
Cruz springboards to FLYING CHUCK Erik! Ivar SEATED SENTONS Cruz! Dolla BOOTS Ivar! Dolla has an open runway now, and fans fire up! Dolla builds speed to FLY! Well, not quite, he clips the ropes, but he still gets enough of everyone else. Adonis says he’ll clean it up, but then Vega RANAS Adonis! So B-Fab BOOTS Vega! But Valhalla SHOTGUN KNEES B-Fab! The former Sarah Logan drags B-Fab out, they brawl, but Vega ARIHARA MOONSAULTS Valhalla down!! Dolla puts Wilde in the ring, tags in Adonis, but Wilde JAWBREAKERS back! Wilde runs, into a scoop! Dolla keeps Wilde up for the HEAVY HITTER!! Cover, Hit Row wins!!
Winners: Hit Row, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships)
Dolla & Adonis pull it out! Banged up as they are, they’re feeling great because next week, it’s them and the Usos for the titles! Will Jimmy & Jey still be The Ones? Or will there be a new hit topping the charts for Christmas?
Backstage interview with Raquel Rodriguez.
Kayla Braxton is with Big Mami Cool as the trainer checks the arm. Raquel is given ice, and Kayla brings up that next week, there will be a SmackDown Women’s Championship #1 Contenders Gauntlet match. Is Raquel going to be ready in time? Well, the doc does recommend caution and doesn’t want her rushing things, but when it comes to Ronda Rousey, this is personal. Every time Raquel goes to straighten her arm, she’s reminded of what Ronda and Shayna did to her. The pain, the humiliation. And last week, they hurt Shotzi! Raquel wants revenge! She WILL be in that gauntlet match, and she won’t stop-
But then Ronda & Shayna knock Raquel over! They heard her say this was personal. And they know a thing or two about arms! Ronda holds Raquel’s bad arm out so Shayna can BOOT it! Is this personal? They do it again! And again! Oh, that looks bad. Put some ice on it. Ronda and Shayna leave, will anyone be able to stop the Baddest Women on the Planet from doing whatever they want?
SmackDown has more on next week’s big Christmas episode!
In the gauntlet match, it will be Emma, Tegan Nox, Liv Morgan, Sonya Deville, Xia Li and, if she’s still able to, Raquel Rodriguez will all battle to be the last woman standing! Who wins a golden ticket for the holidays to then go after Ronda Rousey in the New Year?
And after trying to add insult to injury after the Intercontinental Championship match, Imperium’s Kaiser & Vinci will be facing Ricochet and BRAUN STROWMAN, in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight! With nothing holding them back, will nothing stop the One & Only and the Monster of All Monsters from crushing Imperium?
The Bloodline heads to the ring!
Chicago fires up as Roman Reigns leads Paul Heyman, The Usos, Solo Sikoa and Sami Zayn on stage. The belts and the fingers are raised for the pyro, because #WeTheOnes. Then they continue on to step inside the ring, and we get the second round of pyro. Heyman then holds both belts for Roman to then hand over the microphone. Fans chant “UCEY! UCEY!” but they hush as Roman says, “Chicago. ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The Windy City cheers for their Tribal Chief and they hold up the fingers. Roman says, “Boy, I ain’t seen my Bloodline since WarGames. And in case you didn’t know, we dominated WarGames!”
Roman high-fives and hugs it out with Solo, Jey, and Jimmy. Sami smiles and Roman gives him the high five and hug, too! Roman says that was quite a night! “But let’s talk about tonight, cuz tonight is the night. You see, every night’s a good night for The Tribal Chief but tonight… was gonna be a good night for you.” Fans boo as Sami looks disheartened, and Roman says there’s a problem. “We got a KO problem. He’s a problem, Sami. He won’t leave you alone, he won’t stop stalking you, he won’t stop dragging you down. And if he’s a problem for you, Sami, then he’s a problem for me, he’s a problem for The Bloodline.
“But don’t worry, the Tribal Chief has got a solution! Because Sami, you and I, we’re gonna team up. And we’re gonna have a tag match against KO. And he can find anybody he wants, but it doesn’t matter cuz we’re gonna smash ’em! We’re gonna smash ’em, we’re gonna get rid of ’em, and we ain’t ever gonna see Kevin Owens again!” Sami says that’s right! Even after all this time, Kevin continues to drag Sami down! Kevin is a cancer who betrays everyone in his life! Sami is Kevin’s only friend! Well, uh… Sami misspoke. Sami was Kevin’s only friend. Emphasis on was. But it will be an honor and privilege to be side-by-side with Roman to take Kevin out!
“SUPRISE~!” John Cena is on the tron!! Fans go nuts and the Bloodline is speechless! Cena is sure they’re surprised to see him. Get it? But it’s the holiday season and everyone loves a good surprise, including Cena. And boy was he surprised to get a text message out of the blue from a long time friend, Kevin Owens. Cena reads the text: “Sup, Peacemaker? Merman emoji, peace sign emoji.” Oh, Kev. But then it continues to say, “Did you know that you’ve had a WWE match every year for the past 20 years, except this one? Your streak’s about to be broken! Mind-blown emoji, eggplant emoji, Santa Claus emoji, peach emoji…” Uh…
Anyway, Kevin asked Cena if he wants to be his tag partner for December 30th in Tampa. Cena wants to get this right: He hasn’t had a match at all in 2022 and we’re running out of time. And Kevin is asking Cena that on the last SmackDown of the year that if he wants to partner up against the “Uciest” Sami Zayn, and the Tribal Chief, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns, in a main event match that can’t be missed?! HELL YEAH Cena will be there! Hell yes he’ll team with Kevin and hell yes they’ll bring the fight to the Bloodline on the final SmackDown of 2022!
Cena says, “Make your list, check it twice, The Bloodline’s been naughty and won’t it be nice when CENA CLAUS is coming to town?! HO HO HOLY SHIII!” Cena signs off, Roman can’t help but smile and laugh, but Sami looks very worried. Will the Tribal Chief and still Honorary Uce be able to solve their KO Problem now that it’s also a John Cena Problem?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here, both for what we got and what it set up. Great opening match with the Women’s Tag titles, but a little disappointed that someone else interfered. Not sure Xia Li’s real role in everything, but I don’t see her actually joining up since Nikki Cross was only along for the ride up to WarGames. Raquel getting attacked by Ronda and Shayna of course marks her as the next challenger, but that gauntlet match for next week is going to be great stuff. Raquel and Ronda will of course be for the Royal Rumble, and I bet Shotzi returns to take out Shayna so that Raquel gets a fair shot against Ronda. Raquel winning probably depends on who will win the Rumble itself.
Really good stuff out of LA Knight, Bray and now the truly separate identity of Uncle Howdy. As far as who is in the Howdy costume, that’s gotta be Bo Dallas. It looked like the right build, and we know Bo can imitate Bray pretty well from back when Bo & Curt Axel feuded with Bray & Matt Hardy. But even then, I think that laughter was recorded and Howdy did his best to sync up with it. I feel like we’re going to get Knight VS Howdy to then build to Bray VS Howdy at the Rumble. Also, I love the little references to the late great Jon Huber, aka Luke Harper and Brodie Lee. Michael Cole opened with “And you know what that means!” while that was clearly Harper’s “yeah yeah yeah yeah” Bray used. I believe today was Huber’s birthday, so of course we’d get something like that to honor him.
Great Intercontinental Championship, that was in itself PPV worthy. But as I figured, Gunther retains and is now headed for a match with Braun Strowman. Next week’s Miracle on 34th Street Fight could easily turn into a handicap match because of No Disqualifications and because Gunther sure isn’t gonna let Braun get momentum going towards their match. Even so, I bet Braun and Ricochet find a way to win since they’d only be beating Ludwig & Vinci. Who knows if Braun really beats Gunther but they’re going to have one hell of a match, too.
Now, I was surprised the Intercontinental title wasn’t the main event, but then they surprised me by making that Triple Threat right into a contenders match. We got some great stuff, other than Dolla botching his tope conjilo. He would’ve been better off faking us out and then doing something a bit more reasonable. Vega was also a little off target with her moonsault onto Logan but those are a bit more forgivable than the obvious tumble Dolla took. But great win for Hit Row here, hopefully Dolla isn’t too banged up so that we can have that match. Now, the Usos will surely win, but we’re getting a lot of Bloodline tag action next week so maybe we start towards “the” match?
Great promos from Bloodline, especially with them teasing us on the “Sami Uso” moment. Roman pulling that out from under Sami because of Kevin, Sami having that “slip of the tongue,” and then CENA showing up via tron, that was all great stuff. Heyman being specific about December 30th was a bit of a foreshadowing, maybe even a giveaway. But Kevin & Cena VS Roman & Sami is going to be awesome stuff to close out the year for SmackDown and WWE as a whole, and that can bring us so very, very close to the moment Sami and Kevin reunite and go for the tag titles.
My Score: 8.6/10
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A Fatal 4 Way determines the #1 contender!
Just as we will be, Aaron Rourke will be watching tonight’s Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s Match to see who comes after his WWE Evolve Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Karmen Petrovic VS Nikkita Lyons w/ Sloane Jacobs; wins.
- WWE Evolve Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way: Brooks Jensen VS Kam Hendrix VS Tristan Angels VS Dorian Van Dux; wins and will challenge for the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]
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Will the Scumbag go Double or Nothing?
Darby Allin told MJF to choose: A Title VS Hair match, or no title match EVER! Will MJF be vain or greedy as we head for Double or Nothing?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway; Cassidy, Cope, Christian & The Bucks win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS Westbrook; Bailey wins.
- AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight VS Brian Cage; Knight wins and retains the title.
- Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin; Ospreay wins.
- Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness; Shida & The Birds win, by disqualification.
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita; Darby wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
MJF arrives backstage.
Renee Paquette is there to bring up tonight’s main event is Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship. If Darby Allin wins, MJF will then have to sign a contract for Title VS Hair at Double or Nothing. Darby has made it clear that if MJF doesn’t sign said contract, Darby will never allow MJF to face him for the title again. We all know how important the title is for MJF, but is MJF willing to put his hair on the line for it? MJF just chuckles and moves on, but he notices the very bald Rick Knox, Bryce Remsburg, and the head of security, David Aponte. And then various bald members of the production staff…
And then even Christopher Daniels & Sonjay Dutt are there! Daniels and Sonjay chuckle before moving on, and then MJF sees John Silver flexing. Brandon Cutler, some arena staff, and even Tommaso Ciampa, all bald. Then last but certainly not least, Ricochet! He tells MJF that don’t worry, he’ll look great. Just not as good as Ricochet. AHA~! MJF storms off, will he have no choice but to choose between gold belt and chrome dome?
10 Man Tag: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks VS Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, Clark Connors & FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway!
While we know the AEW World Tag Team Championship match will be a conglomeration of I Quit Match and New York Street Fight, THE Conglomeration will be waiting on the other side for their own tag title match. And let’s not forget that Matt & Nick Jackson want their own shot at those titles again. With that, can Freshly Squeezed work together with C&C and The Bucks? Or will the Psycho Killer, the Dogs, and the Top Guys all stand tall on the road to Double or Nothing?
The teams sort out and the teams just brawl it out! The fans cheer as The Bucks have The Dogs, Cope is after Ciampa, Christian is after Cash, and Dax brawls with Cassidy! Dax bumps Cassidy off buckles but Cassidy ducks the haymaker to waistlock. The Bucks, Cope & Christian clear everyone else out, then take the brawl outside! Dax ROCKS Cassidy to send him out, and the fans fire up as Matt fires hands on 100 Proof right by commentary! Ciampa whips Cope but Cope reverses, sending Ciampa into barriers! Cash sends Christian into railing, then CLOBBERS Cassidy! Nick fires hands on Finlay, Cassidy sends Cash into railing!
Cassidy and Dax meet in the ring, Dax ROCKS and CHOPS Cassidy, but Nick sends Finlay into railing! Dax DECKS Cassidy, throws hands on Cope, but Cope fires back! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands! Cope DECKS Dax, and wait, Christian and Cash are brawling in the crowd! Same for Matt and Connors! Finlay CLAWS Nick’s face, Cassidy ROCKS Dax, and Cassidy whips. Dax reverses, Cassidy goes up and out to then SMACK Dax off buckles! Cassidy goes up, Ciampa BOOTS Nick, and Dax trips Cassidy. Dax CHOPS Cassidy, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans boo but Dax stands Cassidy up, SUPER DUPER PLEX!
Dax then rolls through to suplex again, but Cassidy STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRES! Cassidy runs, tilt-o-whirls, and DDTS! Cassidy kips up, the fans fire up, but Finlay sends Nick into steel steps! #BigStoke grabs Cassidy’s foot, Cash CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax puts Cassidy in the corner to tag Ciampa. FTR and the Psycho Killer mug Cassidy! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ciampa stands Cassidy up. Cassidy blocks the chop! And he blocks another chop! The fans cheer but Ciampa kicks low and CHOPS again! The fans boo but Ciampa soaks up that heat. Ciampa drags Cassidy by a leg, turns him over, but Cassidy fights around!
Cassidy kicks and kicks but Ciampa drags him back! Cassidy turns to BOOT Ciampa away! Dax tags in and he CLOBBERS Cassidy! The fans boo but Dax flips them off. Dax whips Cassidy, runs up, but Cassidy dodges! Dax POSTS himself! Both men are down, hot tags to Cash and Nick! Nick rallies on FTR with haymakers, BLASTS Ciampa, but Cash kicks low! FTR whips, DOUBLE HIP- NO, Nick lands out, MEETING OF TEH MINDS! Then DOUBLE WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Nick then DROPKICKS Dax out! The Dogs run up, but Nick knuckle locks and CHOPS Finlay! Then Nick jumps over Connors, SUPERKICKS, and he goes for the corner!
Nick goes up, up, and “LUCHA LIBRE~!” FLYING ARM-DRAG RANA COMBO! The fans are thunderous and Nick tags Matt. Nick whips Finlay, Finlay reverses, but Nick goes up and over. Matt SUPERKICKS Finlay! Nick SHINING WIZARDS Connors, adds a GAMANGIRI, then The Bucks DOUBLE BULLDOG with the high-five! The fans fire up again as Matt winds up. Matt WRECKS FTR with a dropkick, then holds the way open, Nick FLIES onto FTR & Ciampa! But Connors back suplexes! Matt lands out, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through, NORTHERN LIGHTS! The Polar Express is getting going, and Finlay joins the ride! DOUBLE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans are electric and it’s not just the volt green! Time for a SUPERKICK PARTAY~! Wait, Stokely grabs a foot each! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Stoke can’t even trip The Bucks up. The Bucks drag Stoke in! Stoke pleads for mercy, but FTR runs up! The Bucks dodge, mule kick, then SUPERKICK for Dax! SUPERKICK for Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on The Dogs! Then FTR is sent into The Dogs before DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Ciampa runs up to waistlock but Nick switches. Ciampa BOOTS Matt away, ELBOWS Nick, but Matt dodges, PSYCHO KNEE into Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ciampa!
The fans fire up again, and The Bucks see C&C. They point to Christian, and the fans cheer! Christian steps in, the ref reprimands but Cope argues with the ref. This distraction lets Christian LOW BLOW Cash! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Cash! Christian covers, TWO! Cash survives, the fans boo, but Christian rains down fists while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Christian puts Cash in the corner to CHPO, CHOP, and then rain down fists! Christian goes past TEN, maybe to fifteen, then stops. Cash sputters, Stoke talks trash, but Christian grabs Stoke! Cash CLUBS Christian, Ciampa HOTSHOTS the bad arm, and Ciampa hurries to tag in. Ciampa drags Christian around, SLAMS the bad arm off the mat, then SLAMS the arm again! Ciampa POSTS Christian, and Christian falls to the apron. The ref keeps his eyes on the rest of the team so they stay back. Ciampa goes out, and he SWINGS the bad arm into the post! Christian scrambles away, clutching the arm, but Ciampa taunts Cope with a wave.
Ciampa tags Connors, Connors tags Finlay, and The Dogs stomp away on Christian. Finlay clamps onto the bad hand, bends the fingers, then JAMS them into the mat! The ref reprimands but Finlay anchors Christian while he tags in Dax. Dax CHOPS Christian, DECKS him, then taunts Cope and The Bucks. The Bucks rally the fans, Cope coaches Christian up, but Dax brings Christian around. Christian blocks a shot to hit back, but then Dax kicks low! Dynamite returns to single picture as Dax UPPERCUTS Christian back to the corner. Stoke is on commentary suddenly to say Christian tried to steal Stoke’s watch, aka the watch Stoke stole from Christian.
But Christian fires back on Dax and the whole corner! Then he and Dax DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Christian crawls, but we can see Cash and The Dogs sneaking over! They and Ciampa YANK down Cope, Cassidy and The Bucks! The fans boo but Dax drags Christian back to center. Dax kicks and scuffs Christian, then talks trash. But Christian slips around to chicken wing the arms! Dax shoves Christian away, but Christian turns around, NOGGIN KNOCKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Cope snarls as he rises up, hot tags to Cope and Connors!
The fans fire up as The Rated R Superstar rallies on everyone! LARIAT for Cash! ELBOW for Dax! Cope TOSSES Finlay out onto Ciampa and Cash! BOOT for Connors! The fans fire up again and Cope goes to a corner. Cope is feeling it, and he aims at Connors. But then Finlay grabs a leg! The fans boo, but Nick SUPERKICKS Finlay! Connors runs up, Nick RAMS him low! Then slingshot FACEBUSTER! And cartwheel ASAI MOONSAULT! COPE-O-SETIC for Connors, TWO! The fans rally as Cope keeps focus on Connors. Cope drags Connors up, whips him to the corner, then Nick runs up! Connors puts Nick out, then he puts Matt out!
But Christian is back, and he coordinates with The Bucks, LARIAT DOUBLE ENZIGIRI on Connors! Then Cassidy somersaults for a “powerful” back elbow! Finlay runs up, Cassidy kicks the legs out! Finlay hits buckles but Ciampa runs up! Christian sends him into Cash, then dragon sleepers Ciampa. Christian sees Dax run up, kicks him low, and gets him in the same hold, DOUBLE REVERSE DDTS! The fans fire up as FTR, Ciampa and Finlay are all in drop zones! “This is Awesome!” as Cassidy, Christian and The Bucks climb the corners. Connors runs up on Cope, but Cope snatches him into a facelock!
Cope acts as air traffic control as he coordinates everyone, QUADRUPLE MACHO ELBOWS before an IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and the fans can’t believe it! Ciampa and Finlay get up, The Bucks BLAST them, then DIVE! Down they go at ramp side, then Christian and Cassidy bump into each other. The fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this the opener! Cassidy puts his hands up, but Christian stops him. Christian shakes his head, but then Cassidy makes Christian put his hands in his pockets! The fans fire up as Christian just THROWS Cassidy out onto FTR! Christian then goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES The Dogs!
Cope calls out a shot, runs, but into a SHATTER MACHINE!! FTR snatches Cope outta nowhere, Connors makes the cover, but Cassidy breaks it! The fans fire up as now FTR has Cassidy surrounded. But Cassidy “unleashes” his kicks! The fans go nuts with every shot, but FTR shoves Cassidy! SHATTER- DOUBLE SUPERKICKS on Cash! Cassidy fights free of Dax, but Dax blocks Nick’s Superkick! Dax sends it into Matt! Nick SUPERKICKS through after all! Finlay clinches, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER on Nick! Matt feints the kick to DDT! But then Ciampa KNEES Matt down! Christian chicken wings Ciampa, turns him around, KILLSWITCH!
Connors JEEP FLIPS Christian! Connors then stalks Cope while the fans boo. Connors lines up a shot, Cope rises to his feet, Connors runs in! But Cope jumps over Connors’ spear, sending it into Dax! The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and The Bucks join Cope in the ring. They TRIPLE SUPERKICK Connors! Cassidy is in, ORANGE PUNCH! SPEAR from Cope!! Cover, C&C Conglomeration Bucks win!
Winners: Orange Cassidy, Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & The Young Bucks, by pinfall
Another star-studded 10 Man Tag, and it was a huge win for all the hungry contenders. Christian doesn’t wanna celebrate, but he does signal that he and Cope will be champions. Will putting their tag team legacy on the line be enough to take the gold? Or will Double or Nothing be the last night that team reeks of awesomeness?
Will Ospreay continues to train with The Death Riders.
They’re outside this time, Claudio Castagnoli playing some wall ball with Marina Shafir and Pac. Daniel Garcia says, “Tonight is the night that we’ve all been waiting for: The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, is cleared and back on Dynamite. And rumor has it, the kid’s been working real hard and he’s got some new tricks up his sleeves. So Young Boy Billy, tonight you gotta show me something, c’mon.” Garcia gets a quick turn in on wall ball while cameras move over. Ospreay is maintaining a neck bridge while Jon Moxley uses Wheeler Yuta as a living dummy to show just how to push and pull and bend and twist on the various chinlocks and headlocks.
Use the right arm to push against the head, then snake in the left arm for the sleeper. Pry and shoot. Moxley asks how Ospreay feels. Ospreay lets off the bridge and says honestly, the best he’s felt in forever. Moxley asks if Ospreay remembers the night he won the Best of the Super Juniors. Yeah, 2019. AKA a lifetime ago. Ospreay was carefree, flew like a bird, for no other reason than that’s just what birds do. So simple back then, chasing that feeling, like no other feeling in the world. Can’t really grab it in your hands for more than a few seconds. The joy of doing it. Then everybody comes in and tries to make it so overcomplicated.
Years pass, life happens, a family starts, responsibilities show up, bad things happen, bad choices catch up to you, and it’s all weight on your shoulders. You feel like you can’t fly. But Moxley will tell you something: Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things are still gonna be there, but you can still fly. You’re just more dangerous now. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you got out there, don’t go out there to protect anything. Not your neck, your image, your reputation, or what you’ve built in your career. Go out there to give something. Moxley checks on Yuta and says dammit, if you’re gonna snap a headlock, snap the headlock!
Moxley storms off to instruct his pupil, but will Ospreay use everything he has been taught to great effect? Or will he have to fold against Ace Austin?
Chris Jericho speaks.
“You wanna face Jericho in a match of my own design, Ricochet? A spectacle so innovative, so imaginative, it cannot be contained, it can only be witnessed. Well, be careful what you demand, because you’ve made a few enemies yourself, Ricochet. And now a match designed specifically to settle scores without any, and I mean AAANY~, limitations has gotten even bigger.” Chris Jericho & The Hurt Syndicate were just looking for two more, but “Jungle” Jack Perry said he can bring four: himself, The Young Bucks, and KENNY OMEGA! Jericho tells Ricochet that this is no longer what he designed, but it is a devil’s dance of destruction! Ricochet’s destruction!
Ricochet got what he wanted, now can he handle it? Bald. The first-ever SEVEN VS SEVEN Stadium Stampede, who will even survive?
Ricochet & The Demand respond.
They stand with Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family and Ricochet says we all know Jericho does a lot of talking out of his ass while The Demand gets things done. Just like Davis did when he defeated Jack for the AEW National Championship at Fairway to Hell. Hold it with pride, Davis, Ricochet knows you’ll do it well. Davis says he’s got this. Ricochet says Davis has joined the dream team, but he’s not the only one. Because compliments to Ricochet’s golfing buddy, Don Callis, look who else he’s sending: Andrade El Idolo! Gracias, amigo. But it doesn’t stop there, the train keeps rolling. Ricochet was just approached by two guys who have an ax to grind with the superkick sidekicks.
These two wanna fill out the last two spots, so who is Ricochet to say no to The Dogs? Finlay & Connors storm in, and Finlay says to put it simple, they will fight The Bucks in the streets, in the ring, but guess it’s fighting at Double or Nothing! If they want violence, if they want carnage, if they want chaos, who better than The Dogs?! The Dogs bark and Liona roars, but will these seven stand tall in the Big Apple?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey w/ Kevin Knight VS BK Westbrook!
JetSpeed has a lot of momentum on their side, and as stated last week at Fairway to Hell, they’re looking to grab up all the gold they can. Will Speedball keep on rolling towards his own golden opportunity? Or will #Supastud prove his own worth?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two step up. Bailey bows in respect, offers a handshake, but Westbrook goes to roll Bailey up! Bailey stays on his feet, then steps over to sit down on a cover, TWO! Westbrook ducks a Penalty Kick, avoids the moonsault, and the sweep! Bailey dodges, Westbrook tiger feints through the ropes, but Bailey handsprings up and over! The fans fire up as Bailey ducks an elbow to whip. Westbrook goes up, around, but kinda fumbles his tumble. The fans cheer and jeer him for his attempt, but Westbrook blocks the boot! Westbrook FLIPS Bailey, springboards in, but Bailey dodges! TIME ADVENTURE!
Bailey pushes Westbrook down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up for the ULTIMATE WEAPON! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: Mike Bailey, by pinfall
Another fast ‘n’ furious finish, and Bailey’s on a hot streak! But now, the other side of JetSpeed looks to keep it up! But just who is Kevin Knight defending the TNT Championship against? It’s… BRIAN CAGE!? The Machine finally returns to action, and he has the Don Callis Family with him! Will Cage be able to ground Knight and take this title back to the family?
AEW TNT Championship Open Challenge: Kevin Knight w/ “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Brian Cage w/ The Don Callis Family!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who betta!
The bell rings, Cage runs up, but Knight dodges! Knight fires haymakers, Cage shoves him, but Knight dodges. Knight CHPOS, but Cage doesn’t budge! Cage makes the pecs dance, so Knight CHOPS again! The fans cheer as Cage eggs Knight on. Knight urns, leaps, but into Cage’s arms! Cage uses Knight to do curls, then THROWS knight! Knight lands out, RAMS Cage, but Cage comes back! Knight RAMS Cage again, but it’s still not enough! Knight tries a bigger SHOULDER TACKLE, but Cage stays standing! Knight runs one more time, ducks ‘n’ dodges, SATELLITE- NO, Cage stops the DDT! Cage THROWS Knight away!
Knight staggers, Cage SUPERKICKS him down! “Who betta than Cage?!” The fans fire up as Cage storms up on Knight, stands him up, and bumps him off buckles. Cage RAMS into Knight, stands him up, then RAMS again! The ref counts, Cage CHOPS, and the fans cheer. Bailey rallies the fans but Archer coaches Cage, and Cage whips Knight hard into the corner! The fans are torn as Cage hauls Knight up. Cage ROCKS Knight, CHOPS him, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Cage stops at 4, then Cage stalks Knight. Cage stands Knight up, whips him to the corner, then runs in, only for Knight to BOOT! Cage still LARIATS!
Cage hauls Knight up, whips him to ropes, but Knight grabs ropes. Knight DUMPS Cage out, then DROPKICKS him down! Cage sputters, the fans fire up, and Knight builds speed to DIVE! But he bounces off Cage! Cage then fireman’s carries, APRON F5! Knight sputters but Cage goes up the steps to soak up cheers and jeers, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Cage refreshes the ring count, drags Knight up again, and hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Knight writhes, Cage refreshes the count again, then he whips Knight into barriers! Knight practically falls into the laps of the front row! But Cage brings Knight around to CHOP him down! Cage soaks up the cheers and jeers before he brings Knight around again. Cage SMACKS Knight off the apron, then puts him in the ring. Cage storms into the ring, drags Knight by his legs, and ties the legs up into a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Knight endures as Cage sits deep! Knight powers up, fights his way forward, and he reaches to the ROPEBREAK!
The ref counts, Cage lets go at 4, but Cage brings Knight up. Knight CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cage still doesn’t back down. Knight fires more shots, but Cage UPPERCUTS him down! Cage digs his boot into Knight at the corner, but he stops as the ref counts. Cage drags Knight up, puts him in a corner, and LARIATS! Cage wrenches to then SAIDO Knight away! Knight flounders to the apron, Cage soaks up more cheers and jeers, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Knight rises to fire forearms on Cage, but Cage ROCKS Knight in return! Cage slingshots Knight into a facelock, for a SPIRALING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Knight survives and Cage is frustrated, but Cage decides to write Knight off. Cage drags Knight up, reels him in, and suplexes, DRILL- NO, Knight slips free to waistlock. But Cage ELBOWS Knight, whips, but Knight jumps up! SATELLITE- NO, Cage goes for ropes! Knight HOTSHOTS Cage for it! Then Knight springboards back in, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts while the fans rally up. Cage goes to a corner but he runs up on Knight. Knight bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off shots, then fires a flurry of haymakers! But Cage grabs and TOSSES Knight to a corner!
Cage runs up, Knight dodges, and Knight runs back in. Knight ducks ‘n ‘dodges, FLAPJACK DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Cage bails out! Knight builds speed and FLIES! Cage catches him?!? The fans go nuts as Cage lifts, but Knight RANAS Cage into POST! The fans cheer as Knight hurries to get space. Knight runs, goes up the apron, and LEAPING LARIATS! Down goes Cage! The fans fire up with Knight, he puts Cage in the ring, and he hurries up the corner. Archer creeps up, but Bailey SUPERKICKS him! The fans cheer, but Cage CLUBS Knight! Cage then climbs up, and he deadlift SUPERPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Knight survives, but Archer guzels Bailey! Bailey fights free of the choke slam to mule kick Archer! Cage runs up, but Bailey springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes the Murderhawk Monster! knight springboards, Cage dodges, but Knight leaps the discus lariat! SATELLITE DDT finally lands! Cover, TWO!! Cage survives and Knight is beside himself! Knight hurries to run in at the corner, but Cage ELBOWS him away! Cage goes up, but into the UPPER- NO! Cage stops the rana! Cage YANKS Knight up to the top, for a SUPER- UPPER ROOM!! Knight still throws Cage, then goes up top!
Knight aims, MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
The Machine was out for 14 months and yet no ring rust to be found! However, The Jet is just #2Fly2Stop! Bailey brings mics into the ring to say, “Congratulations to The Jet on a hell of a win!” Knight says much appreciated. But like he said, they’re red hot right now! And Brian Cage, welcome back! Cage took Knight to his limits, but The Jet is still standing as TNT Champion. But Knight can’t get over how last week, he couldn’t get the job done becoming #Jet2Belts. Bailey says forget last week. Knight IS a future AEW World Champion! Bailey says he knows it, and everyone here knows it! The fans cheer that!
Knight says he appreciates the support from Bailey and Ashville. Bailey is always in his corner, Knight is always in Bailey’s. And if Bailey keeps it up, he’ll be singles champion, too. Bailey says yeah, Knight got him thinking. Tonight, Darby VS Takeshita, BAILEY WANTS NEXT! Bailey says Takeshita was his greatest rival in Japan, but they’ve yet to have a singles match in AEW. And Darby, as much as Bailey wants to see MJF go bald…! Bailey is coming for Darby’s AEW World Championship! JetSpeed daps it up, will they become a 2 Fly 2 Man Power Trip?
AEW reveals the Men’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Brackets!
This year’s tournaments will go through Double or Nothing, and the finals will coincide with Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday, June 28th in San Jose, California! The winner of each tournament will then challenge for THE AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championships on August 30th at All In: London! And so, for the opening round, it will be: “Jungle” Jack Perry VS Mark Davis; Claudio Castagnoli VS Brody King; then Double or Nothing has both Samoa Joe VS Will Ospreay, and Swerve Strickland VS Bandido!
“Jungle” Jack Perry speaks.
“Mark Davis… I’m sure you feel some congratulations are in order. But you’re not champion to me. You see, you’re built like an Australia grizzly bear, yet you still needed somebody to hit me in the back with a golf club for you to beat me. At Stadium Stampede, bring your friends, bring any weapon you want, and I will crack you over the skull with it. Because anything goes. But after that, it’s back to grass roots, because it is you and me, fighting for a shot at the world title at All In: London. And in the Owen Hart Tournament, I will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that I’m a better wrestler than you. I am the FUTURE world champion!
“And if you don’t like that, F YOU!” Jungle Jack is sharpening his knife, but will his edge be razor sharp when it comes time to cut down Dunkzilla?
Will Ospreay VS Ace Austin!
We’ve seen the Aerial Assassin training with The Death Riders, he’s won gold with his old friends in The United Empire, and now he’s about to face a dangerous man at Double or Nothing. Will Ospreay be more than ready for Samoa Joe after tonight? Or will he fail to even get past The Inevitable?
The bell rings and the fans cheer Ospreay as he stares down with Ace. Ospreay offers a handshake, Ace accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. They circle, tie up, and Ospreay wrenches to wristlock. Ace rolls, handsprings, and wrenches, but Ospreay rolls, kips up, and wrenches back. Ospreay hammerlocks, Ace rolls to kip up and wrench to then armlock. Ospreay endures the grind, fights around, and he arm-drags Ace down. Ace endures, fights around, and rises up. Ace shoots through to waistlock but Ospreay switches. Ospreay hits the headlock takeover, Ace headscissors, but Ospreay kips free.
The fans cheer the standoff, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder in a Test of Strength. The fans rally as Ace pushes Ospreay back. Ace has Ospreay down for a knuckle lock cover, ONE as Ospreay gets his arm up. Ace pushes it down, cover, ONE as Ospreay gets the other arm up. Ace tries again, ONE as Ospreay bridges! Ace jumps up, but Ospreay holds the bridge! That training truly pays off! Ace jumps, Ospreay gets him for a MONKEY FLIP! The fans fire up as Ospreay then arm-drags! Ospreay wristlocks and he bends the fingers! Ospreay isolates the arm to then STOMP it!
Ace clutches his arm as Ospreay shows his training already. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then whips Ace. Ace reverses, he blocks a boot, but not the AX KICK! Ospreay headlocks, Ace powers up and out, but Ospreay RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Ace drop toeholds to ENZIGIRI! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ace facelocks Ospreay, turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Ospreay ROCKS Ace, ROCKS him again, and again! Ace trips Ospreay, hooks up the legs, and he turns Ospreay over to tie the legs up! MUDA LOCK! The fans rally as Ospreay endures being bent back, and he crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Ace lets go. Ospreay checks his neck but he is alright to continue. Ace drags Ospreay up, reels him in, but Ospreay wrenches out to SOBAT! Ospreay whips, Ace reverses, but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges to RAN- NO! Ace blocks to swing Ospreay up into a fireman’s carry! Ace does a squat for the DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Ace flexes, covers, TWO! Ospreay stay sin this while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Ace is frustrated already, but he stalks Ospreay to ropes. Ace kicks Ospreay around, CLUBS him down, but Ospreay fires back. Ace bumps Ospreay off buckles, kicks and ROCKS him, then snapmares. Ace KNEES Ospreay in the back, then clamps on with a chinlock. Ospreay endures, even as Ace cranks the neck, and Ospreay fires shots from below. Ace DECKS Ospreay for it! Ospreay rises up, but Ace DECKS him again! Ospreay sits up again, so Ace BOOTS him down! Ace waits on Ospreay, then BOOTS him again! Ospreay goes to a corner, Ace CHOPS him, then reels Ospreay in for a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Ospreay toughs it out but Ace drags him around.
Ace steps over, traps Ospreay in a headscissors, then grinds him down. Ospreay endures, even as Ace puts on the squeeze. Ospreay fights around, rises up, and Electric Chair Lifts Ace! Ace slips free to ROCK Ospreay in the back! Ace CLUBS Ospreay to a corner, then CHOKES him on the ropes! The ref counts, Ace backs off, and Ace CHOPS Ospreay! Ospreay ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay! Ace KICKS the leg, CHOPS Ospreay down, then brings Ospreay back around. Ace rains down ELBOWS on Ospreay before he clamps on another chinlock. Ospreay endures as Dynamite returns to single picture, and the fans rally up.
Ospreay fires body shots, Ace puts him in the corner, but Ospreay BOOTS him away! Ospreay is on the apron, he springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! The fans fire up with Ospreay as he watches Ace rise up. Ospreay ducks a shot, atomic drops, then KNEES, ROUNDHOUSES, and STANDING SKY TWISTERS! Cover, TWO! Ace survives that quick string of moves, but Ospreay brings him back around. Ospreay wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then KICKS the bad arm! And KICKS again! And again! But Ace blocks one to ROCK Ospreay! Ace whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK!
The fans fire up while Ace bails out! Ospreay has the fans shouting “OI! OI! OI!” as he takes aim. But Ace avoids the plancha! Ospreay blocks the kick, only for Ace to handstand out of the sweep! Ace avoids another sweep, but Ospreay avoids the kick! Ace avoids yet another sweep by going up and over the corner! Ace WRECKS Ospreay with a dropkick, then aims to PLANCHA after all! Down goes Ospreay and the fans fire up! Ace drags Ospreay up, but Ospreay puts him int he ring! Ace rewinds to headscissor, but Ospreay pops Ace up to SUPERKICK the arm out! Ospreay then climbs up, takes aim, and BLINDSIDE FOREARM!
The fans fire up as Ospreay springboards, OSCUTTER! Cover, TWO! Ace survives and Ospreay is stunned! Ospreay just shakes it off, goes to the corner, and takes aim. Ace slowly rises up, but he ducks the Hidden Blade to DOUBLE STOMP! Ospreay sputters, Ace falls back, and now Ace takes aim. Ace runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Then he LARIATS again and again! Ace hoists Ospreay up top, then slips outside to ENZIGIRI! Ospreay wobbles, Ace gets space, and Ace runs up! FLIPPING RANA! The fans fire up as Ace is ready to deal the winning hand! But then Ospreay pops Ace up, and gets him in position! STYLES- NO, Ace pops free!
Ace trips Ospreay, steps through, ties up the legs, TRAILER HITCH BRIDGE! TWO!! Ospreay escapes, but Ace KNEES, KICKS, and fireman’s carries! Ace tucks Ospreay to then swing him out, AIR RAID FLATLINER! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay survives and Ace is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” as Ace stalks Ospreay to a corner. Ace ROCKS Ospreay again and again, then hoists Ospreay up top. But Ospreay fires shots in return! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, goes up, but Ospreay pushes on Ace’s arm! Then he HOTSHOTS the arm as he drops down, and he tucks Ace in! CHEEKY NAN- NO, Ace dodges! Ace RAMS low, springboards in and FLYING- LIGER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Ace survives again! Ospreay roars, the fans are with him, and he ROCKS Ace! Ace ROCKS Ospreay, and repeat! They go back and forth, then Ospreay KICKS! Ace fires another forearm, Ospreay kicks, then Ace CHOPS! They go back and forth again, but Ace CHOPS and ROKCS, until Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! CHOP! Ace HEEL KICKS! Ace shakes out the bad arm, runs up, but Ospreay dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! And HOOK KICK! Then the underhooks for the STORM- NO, Ace pops free, then goes to a corner. Ospreay runs up but Ace goes sideways! Ospreay hits buckles, Ace hits the FLYING CHUCK!
The fans fire up as Ace shuffles the deck, and runs up for the0 NO, Ospreay BACKDROPS Ace, but Ace lands on his feet! HIDDEN BLADE!! Ospreay isn’t done with just one, he aims from the corner and… Ace flops over! The fans boo but Ospreay shows no mercy. He just runs up to PENALTY KICK the bad arm! Then a FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Ace TAPS, Ospreay wins!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by submission
That might’ve been Ospreay’s first win by submission ever! He signals that his neck is no longer a problem, and he shows Ace respect for that fight. Ace accepts the handshake again, and Ospreay is moving on towards Double or Nothing with a great amount of momentum. But wait! SAMOA JOE is here! He and The Opps walk out on stage, and with mic in hand, Joe says, “Ospreay, Ospreay… OSPREAY, OSPREAY!” Joe is clearly mocking the chants for Ospreay, and the fans give genuine chanting and even singing in return. Joe says he just wanted to make sure Ospreay was listening, because these past few weeks, it seemed like Ospreay had a hard time hearing him.
Despite Ospreay’s best efforts, fate has put them on a collision course in the opening round of the Owen Hart Cup. The fans like the sound of that! Joe say she is here for one reason and one reason alone. He wants to speak about choices and consequences. Ospreay could’ve made the right choice and get a bye in this tournament, because that is what Joe would do for one of his friends. But Ospreay chose poorly. He could’ve been with the team that would do nothing but support and enhance Ospreay, but he decided to be a lapdog for Moxley and the Death Riders. The fans boo, Ospreay says he’s not a Death Rider.
Joe says Ospreay has made his choice, and come Double or Nothing, Joe makes Ospreay suffer the consequences. But Joe leaves Ospreay in peace tonight, for he has his date with destiny. But unfortunately, Joe’s friends, Katsuyori Shibata & Anthony Bowens, still feel slighted, and he doesn’t put leashes on his friends. Shibata & Bowens storm down the ramp, Ospreay ready to fight them both if he has to. But then The Death Riders appear! Ospreay may not have officially joined the club, but the Death Riders aren’t going to let their investment go to waste! The Opps say they’re #NeverLacking, but that doesn’t seem to be the case now!
Shibata & Bowens back down while Moxley, Marina, Claudio, Yuta, Garcia & Pac all step up to support Ospreay. Joe says, “Soon. Soon.” The fans cheer the Death Riders, or at least Moxley, but Bowens promises Joe is gonna kill you, Ospreay! The dream match for Double or Nothing is on, but will the training with The Death Riders make Ospreay the new King of Harts?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
If you liked last week’s THREE HOUR block of AEW, then you’ll love this next one! Portland, Maine, the last Wednesday before Double or Nothing, Dynamite & Collision are combining forces again! Three hours all on TBS and HBO Max, make sure your DVR is set accordingly!
Backstage interview with Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita.
Renee is now with The Invisible Hand & The Alpha, saying tonight is a huge opportunity in the main event, Konosuke facing Darby Allin for THE AEW World Championship. Konosuke could be heading into Double or Nothing as a- Callis stops Renee there to say Konosuke will be heading into Double or Nothing as a DOUBLE champion! But then MJF steps in, apologizes for the interruption but says Renee’s doing a great job. The Scumbag tells Konosuke that while it’s been a minute since the two of them have talked, three years actually, back when MJF beat him… MJF has seen Konosuke develop into truly one of the best wrestlers in the world!
MJF believes that tonight, Konosuke beats Darby for the title, goes to DON to beat Okada, and MJF can’t think of a better match than Konosuke VS MJF Part 2 for the world title. How’s that sound? MJF offers a handshake, Konosuke shakes his hand, but in Japanese, Konosuke tells MJF that he’ll beat the crap out of him. Thankfully, MJF doesn’t know Japanese. Callis says that was a nice pep talk MJF just gave, and MJF says yes, he knows. That kid needs to win, okay? MJF can’t let Darby turn him into some disgusting, bald freak! No offense, Callis looks great. But look, there is only one foolproof way to know MJF won’t be put in that situation.
So if things get hairy… MJF hands over the Dynamite Diamond Ring! Callis smiles, and say she understands what to do with it. But then in steps Andrade. El Idolo takes off his hat to shake out his amazing head of hair, and smiles at MJF. MJF frowns and leaves. Callis says here’s the deal: Takeshita will bring the world title home to the Don Callis Family tonight! Andrade asks, “How you know?” Callis says aye dios mio, he seriously doesn’t know where Andrade learned English. Andrade says one way or another, the next time, that will be HIS title. Callis says yes, he knows, it’s all good. Callis is a man of many talents, but will his family be dripping with gold thanks to a diamond ring?
AEW now announces the Women’s Owen Hart Memorial Tournament brackets!
Double or Nothing will see Willow Nightingale, the reigning Queen of Harts, take on Alex Windsor, while we will see Persephone VS Hazuki, Skye Blue vs Sareee, and Mina Shirakawa VS Athena! Champions from around the world are gathering for this tournament, but who will be headed to Forbidden Door, and then All In: London?
Backstage interview with The Conglomeration.
Renee Paquette is now with Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and Willow Nightingale. Renee commends Cassidy on his part in the 10 Man Tag victory. But it seems that there is even more business to attend to. Cassidy says yes, the team has a shot at THE AEW World Tag Team Championships. It doesn’t matter who it is, they’re getting their shot, but the thing is… They still haven’t decided on which two will be. Kyle says Cassidy & Roddy should go for the gold, but Roddy shouts, “KYYYLE~! Thank you.” Kyle says of course. But that’s cuz he’s got gold to chase for himself!
The same man that put Kyle on the shelf for months is the man that Kyle submitted twice, and will submit again. Jon Moxley, Continental Champion, when are we doing this? Willow says speaking of gold, she is still the TBS Champion. But she is also in the Owen Hart Cup. She won this tournament before, she’ll do it all over again, so that she can have all the gold for herself at All In: London. She knows she can, and she will! Then Conglomeration has it all in order? Cassidy says hold on, there’s something missing. They should do a Word of the Day. Why haven’t they done one in so long? Roddy shouts for “MAAARK~!” And yes, Mark Briscoe returns!
The Sussex County Chicken is all fired up, and he says the Word of the day is reunification! For Mark Briscoe is back with his boys and his girls, The Conglomeration! But he’ll put this plain and simple: Tommaso Ciampa! Next Wednesday, Briscoe’s after your ass, son! You hear him? But before that, Saturday Night Collision is in HIS hometown, Salisbury, Maryland! That’s just 4.4 miles from where Briscoe originated on this earth! They’re gonna conglomerate and it’s gonna be a a hell of a time! Are you ready!? Willow and Kyle are fired up, Briscoe goes wild, and the team heads out. Cassidy admits, that was a lot of yelling.
But while The Conglomeration is ready to go Double or Nothing, will they soon have even more gold in the collection? Or are these high and lofty a little too much even for them?
Six Woman Tag: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds VS The Triangle of Madness!
With the news of both the AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4 Way for Double or Nothing, and the Owen Hart Cup brackets, this trios match is about much more than just settling scores! Will the Shining Samurai be just as sharp as Jamie Hayter going into that title match? Or will Thekla, Skye Blue & Julia Hart continue to bring them down by any means necessary?
The trios sort out and Jamie steps up against Thekla as both a rematch from their 1v1 title match, and a preview of what’s to come in the next. They circle, but then Skye CLOBBERS Jamie! Julia steps in, but so do Shida and Windsor! The Triangle throws hands on Shida & The Birds, then triple whip. But all three reverse, a BOOT for Thekla, a DDT for Skye, and a BACKBREAKER for Julia! The fans cheer as The Triangle bails out! Shida goes out to keep after Skye while Windsor goes after Julia. Jamie gets Thekla back in the ring while Shida and Windsor have the Sisters of Sin in the corners of the barriers. The fans cheer as they all rain down fists!
Windsor, Jamie & Shida all go to nine, then wind up for TEN! The fans cheer again while Thekla sputters. Jamie snap suplexes, but Skye ROCKS Shida! Jamie stomps Thekla, Windsor SLAMS Julia off barriers, and Jamie stomps a mudhole in the corner. The ref counts, Jamie lets off, but Skye and Windsor meet while tightrope walking the barriers! Skye and Windsor trade shots, they wobble a bit, then Skye DECKS Windsor! Skye keeps from falling into the crowd, but Jamie gets her! Windsor joins in and the Birds double gorilla press, SNAKE EYES off the apron! The fans fire up, but Thekla is up top! SUPER CROSSBODY onto The Birds!
The fans fire up again and Thekla is feeling it while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Thekla stomps Windsor, CLUBS Jamie, then helps Skye. But Shida runs up, only for Thekla to ELBOW her down! The Triangle has control again, they ROCK Jamie and Shida and Windsor, then send them all to the desk. The Triangle CHOP again and again and again! Then they wind up, but feint chops to SMACK all three off the apron! The Triangle soaks up the cheers and jeers before putting Jamie back in the ring. Thekla brings Jamie up, snapmares her down, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cocky cover, TWO! Thekla drags Jamie to the corner, tags Julia, and Julia runs up to LARIAT! Then she goes side to side to ELBOW Jamie down!
Julia snapmares Jamie to a cover, TWO! Julia is annoyed but she rains down fists. The ref reprimands, Julia stops, but then she sucker punches Windsor! And Shida, too! Julia then drags Jamie over, bumps her off buckles, and tags in Skye. Skye stomps Jamie around, then digs her boot in! The ref counts, Skye stops at 4, then she brings Jamie up. Jamie fires forearms and CHOPS, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands again but Skye rains down forearms. Skye snapmares Jamie, mule kicks her, then covers, TWO! Skye frowns but she stomps Jamie down. Skye tags Julia while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Skye whips Jamie into Julia’s grasp, and Skye BLASTS Shida & Windsor while Julia tags Thekla. Julia has Jamie in the TARANTULA, and Skye sends Windsor in for Thekla’s HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Skye runs up to DOUBLE SHOTGUN The Birds! The fans are torn but Thekla says that’s how the Triangle does it, baby! Thekla then aims to MISSILE- NO, Jamie gest under! Thekla lands out, but Jamie BOOTS her down! Jamie looks at Shida, Shida is hesitant, but Shida tags in! The fans cheer as Shida sends Theknla to the corner, then JUMP KNEES! Shida keeps moving, she BLASTS Skye! Julia ROCKS Shida back!
Julia storms in but Shida kicks her and whips her into Thekla! Shida KNEES them both in the corner! Then Shida puts Thekla sideways in the corner, reels Julia in, and she snap suplexes Julia into Thekla! The fans fire up as Shida then suplexes Thekla high and hard! Cover, TWO! Shida stands Thekla up, Thekla swings but Shida ROCKS her first! And ROCKS her again! Thekla wobbles, swings, but Shida catches Thekla for another forearm! Shida runs the ropes but Thekla mule kicks! Thekla SMACKS Shida, then she dodges a boot to DECK Shida! Thekla talks trash on Shida, then drags her up to tag in Julia.
Julia tags Skye, then tag back to Thekla. The Sisters of Sin hit the DOUBLE GOURD BUSTER and DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Thekla hits the bridge, and she aims for the SPIDER SPEAR! Cover, but The Birds CLOBBER The Sisters of Sin onto it! The fans fire up a Windsor DECKS Skye and Jamie HEADBUTTS Julia! The Birds drag Shida to safety, Windsor tags in, and she CLOBBERS Thekla! Windsor CLUBS away, then fires the fans up. Jamie steps in, BOOT RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP COMBO! Basement LARIAT! And then Windsor lifts! Jamie runs up, but Skye trips Jamie! The fans boo but Skye sends Jamie into steel steps!
Thekla sends Windsor into buckles! Tag to Julia before Shida runs up, TAMASHII KNEE on Thekla! Skye SUPERKICKS Shida! Jamie is back to clinch and HAYTBREAKER! Julia runs up, slips around, SOLE FOOD! Julia kips up, but Windsor is there to whip Julia to ropes! Skye tags in before the SPINEBUSTER! Skye SUPERKICKS Windsor, then brings her up! Skye hops on, CODE- NO, Windsor pops free! Skye SUPERKICKS again, but Windsor HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up as Jamie joins in again, and they DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH! Then they set Skye up, and Jamie says let’s try this again!
Jamie runs the ropes, but Thekla slides in, BELT SHOT on Jamie!! No question that the ref saw that! The Triangle is disqualified!
Winners: Hikaru Shida & The Brawling Birds, by disqualification
The Toxic Spider doesn’t care about this win, she just wants to do damage! Skye gets Windsor in a DRAGON SLEEPER! The ref stops Thekla from sing the title belt again, so Thekla just takes off her own belt! And she LASHES Windsor while Skye holds her down! More refs rush out here, but Julia MISTS the newbie in the face! Julia stomps away on Jamie, not caring about fines or consequences, either! The fans boo, and Shida is bailing on the Birds? Shida cares more about her chances in that Fatal 4 Way than anything else. But then Willow, Mina, and even Thunder Rosa rush out here! They chase The Triangle off with belts of their own!
The fans cheer as The Babe, the Fighting Gravure Idol & La Mera Mera save the day. But will Jamie make sure Thekla and Shida pay for this at Double or Nothing?
AEW World Championship: Darby Allin VS Konosuke Takeshita!
They say “card subject to change,” and that is true even for the best in the world. Kazuchika Okada’s real family takes priority, but his Don Callis Family brother was more than happy to step up for this opportunity. Will The Alpha already have two belts by the time he and The Rainmaker battle over the International Championship? Or will Darby truly be relentless in his pursuit of being the best fighting champion in AEW history?
The introductions are made, THE belt is raised, and we see who goes to Double or Nothing on top!
Callis joins commentary to say that while Darby’s been breaking his own body, Konosuke has perfected “rejuvenation training,” aka relaxing on a beach and sipping sake! The bell rings, and Darby SHOTGUNS Konosuke out! Then Darby DIVES, but Konosuke catches him! Konosuke POSTS Darby, then THROWS him into railing! Konosuke THROWS Darby into the ring, the fans fire up for both guys, and Konosuke hurries to BOOT Darby off the apron! Darby falls in front of commentary but Konosuke gets him right back in the ring. Cover, ONE!! The fans rally as Darby shows his grit, but Konosuke snarls.
Konosuke drags Darby up, Darby fires forearms, but the ALPHA ELBOW knocks Darby down! The fans fire up while Konosuke looms over Darby. Konosuke stands Darby up, and THROWS him into a corner! Darby bounces off the buckles and is bleeding from the mouth already! Konosuke stands Darby up, hoists him up top, then he climbs up after him. But Darby BITES Konosuke, CLUBS him down, and leaps for a CROSSBODY, but he bounces off Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke whips Darby for a BACKDROP! Darby got serious hangtime there, and he flounders out of the ring. Darby coughs and sputters but the fans rally up.
Konosuke goes out after Darby but Darby SMACKS him! Konosuke KNEES low, KNEES him again and again and again! Konosuke KNEES Darby against the barriers, then refreshes the count. Konosuke whips Darby hard into railing! Darby sputters as he leans against the railing, but Konosuke positions the steel steps. Konosuke then fetches Darby, lines up a shot, but Darby fights the suplex! Darby CLAWS Konosuke’s back, then fires a shot. Konosuke DECKS Darby in return! Darby slumps against the steps, Konosuke runs up, but Darby dodges! Konosuke’s knees hit the steps and he tumbles over! Darby then runs up the steps to SHOTGUN Konosuke down!
The fans fire up while both men are down on the floor! Konosuke checks his knee before he crawls around, and Darby gets in the ring so he can build speed! Darby DIVES! Direct hit on Konosuke but Darby’s the one who hits the desk! The fans fire up while both men are down again, but Darby rises up to get Konosuke on the apron! Darby fires forearms, then goes up a corner! COFFIN- NO, Konosuke catches him for a SUPER BLUE THUNDER BOMB to the floor!! The fans go nuts again and Callis says that’s the end of Darby Allin, but Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref hurries to check Darby but Callis tells Doc Sampson to call it. Darby is somehow still in this, so Konosuke storms his way over. Konosuke drags Darby up, puts him in the ring, then paces around him. Konosuke runs the ropes to LARIAT! Darby flips inside-out, Konosuke covers him, TWO!! Darby still has fight inside but he’s also dazed. Konosuke clamps onto Darby with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Darby endures, even as Konosuke leans on him with his much-taller frame. Darby reaches out, fights around, and rises up, only for Konosuke to CANADIAN RACK BOMB! Darby sputters all over again while Dynamite returns to single picture.
Konosuke sits back as he watches Darby crawl to the apron. Konosuke storms his way over, but Darby RAMS low! Slingshot sunset flip, but Konosuke rolls through! Only for Darby to kick the legs out! Darby catches Konosuke to a GUILLOTINE! Konosuke endures the squeeze, fights up to his feet, and he powers out to THROW Darby! Darby lands out, fires shots, and RAMS low! Darby then hops on, but Konosuke stops Code Red! Konosuke swings Darby around, tucks him in, BASTARD DRIVER! And WHEELBARROW GERMAN! The fans fire up and Callis says that’s true power! Darby sputters again and Konosuke vows to end this.
Konosuke runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Then he hoists Darby up top, climbs up after him, and goes to the very top! The fans freak out already for the SUPER DUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Callis is freaking out as much as the fans, and he protests the count! Konosuke is furious, but he aims for the WAGAMAMA KNEE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Darby survives by nanoseconds, and Konosuke is beside himself! “This is Awesome!” but now CLØN rushes out here! He distracts the ref, and Callis hurries to take the Dynamite Diamond Ring off his finger to put it in Konosuke’s hands! Konosuke thinks about it, but The Alpha has honor!
The fans cheer as Konosuke wants to do this his way! But then Darby runs up, cradles, TWO!! Konosuke escapes, ALPHA ELBOW!! Darby is down, dazed, but still moving! Konosuke drags Darby up again, goes back to the corner and back to the top rope. The fans hope these two “FIGHT FOREVER!” but it has to end somehow! Darby fights against the lift with headlock punches! Then he hops on, SUPER CODE RED!! Konosuke staggers up, Darby leg scissors, steps through, LAST SUPPER!! TWO?!?! Konosuke escapes again, then bails out! So Darby just goes up top! SUPER COFFIN DROP!! Direct hit and both men are down again!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke and Darby stir. A ring count climbs, Callis complains that some people just gotta follow directions and run the play! Coach Callis pulled Konosuke outta obscurity, Konosuke would do anything! Now he’s got some gold, some fame, and gets a mind of his own! Callis complaining aside, the ring count is climbing! Darby drags himself in at 9, but Konosuke YANKS him back out! That refreshes the count, and Konosuke vows to end this for real now. Konosuke points to the steel steps, and he drags Darby up onto them with a deadlift RAGING- NO, Darby knees Konosuke, turns things around, and FULL METAL SCORPION DEATH DROP!!!
The fans go nuts again while Konosuke writhes! Konosuke flops off the steps, Darby crawls into the ring, and Darby just climbs the corner again! SUPER DUPER COFFIN DROP!!! Konosuke might be unconscious! Darby still hauls Konosuke into the ring, pushes him to a cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and Darby is furious! But Darby just reloads, COFFIN DROP but onto knees!!! Ghost pin, TWO!!! Darby escapes but the WAGAMAMA KNEE finds him!! Konosuke hauls Darby up, but Darby pops free! Trip, step through, and SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!! Konosuke endures, reaches out, but Darby sits deep!!
Callis says don’t even think about it! Konosuke almost does, but he bites his own thumb to ignore the pain in his back! Konosuke reaches out, crawls his way forward, and he fights to the ROPEBREAK!!! But Darby is right up top! COFFION DROP on the back!! Then Darby goes right back up, COFFIN DROP again!!! Cover, DARBY WINS!!
Winner: Darby Allin, by pinfall (still AEW World Champion)
Callis is steaming, but Darby overcomes Konosuke to avenge that loss in the Continental Classic! But it also took so much out of him just to do it! Darby still asks for a mic and one is brought to him. Darby sits up against the ropes, has them cut his music, and he tells MJF to get his ass out here! There’s a contract MJF needs to sign! The ring crew hurries to bring in a table and some chairs for that very contract signing, and MJF makes his entrance. MJF reluctantly makes his way down the ramp, and both men meet at the table. Darby grins with blood still in hiss teeth, and he signs his part of the contract without hesitation, unlike MJF.
The fans already chant “BALD! BALD! BALD!” at MJF, and Darby pushes the contract to his side of the table. MJF grabs the pen, reaches out, but then steps away. MJF scratches his chin as he thinks on this, and the fans just chant, “BALD! BALD! BALD!” again. MJF takes a mic to say he’ll explain something to Darby, looking like he has rabies. But see, MJF is happy for Darby, he hopes Darby’s had fun holding MJF’s AEW World Championship. The fans boo that, but MJF says deep down, there is a small part of him, like the size of a North Carolinian p*nis small. That small part of MJF feels bad for Darby, because he’ll never hold this again!
Darby’s got about a good a chance of holding this title as Hangman Adam Page does again. MJF says guys like Darby are a dime a dozen, here today and gone tomorrow, stuntmen who burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all these fans here like to pretend that life is about making friends and family and children. The only thing that matters in life is your legacy. And Darby’s legacy will be that of the kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend like Darby made a lasting impact, but the fact of the matter is, he hasn’t. He hasn’t! They’ll know deep down that Darby Allin was just a little pr*ck who got lucky.
They’ll know that Darby was too reckless and stupid to stay on top. And after May 24th, Double or Nothing, in that sh*thole of Queens, New York, y’know what MJF’s legacy will be? He’ll go down as the guy who became a THREE-TIME World Champion at just 30 years of age, unprecedented in this sport. And MJF will go down, when it’s all said and done, as the Greatest of All Time! THAT is the difference between them! Darby Allin brags about climbing a mountaintop. But when it comes to professional wrestling, Maxwell Jacob Friedman IS the mountaintop! The fans boo but MJF soaks it up. Darby tells MJF to SHUT UP!
Only someone like MJF who is so vain would think that the number one most important thing in this world is his legacy. Darby doesn’t care about legacy, he cares about living in the moment! And in this moment, Darby just wants MJF to sign the contract. Then at Double or Nothing, Darby makes Maxwell Jacob Friedman a BALLD HEADED B*TCH!! MJF frowns but the fans cheer that! MJF grabs the pen again, and with no choice, he signs on the dotted line! Then he TACKLES Darby! The fans boo as MJF beats up Darby after the war he went through with Konosuke! MJF CHUCKS an armchair outta the ring, FLIPS the table, then picks up his Dynamite Diamond Ring.
MJF puts the ring on his finger like always, then winds up to DECK Darby!! The fans boo but MJF just soaks it all up. MJF throws off his jacket, picks up the belt, and he stands over Darby with it. But then MJF isn’t done with Darby, he puts Darby on the top rope! MJF climbs up to join him, and drags Darby into position! But wait! Kevin Knight runs out here to chase MJF off! The Jet still owes The Scumbag a receipt, but it seems we’ll all have to wait on that. Will MJF still take back the title at Double or Nothing? Or will Darby keep the belt and take MJF’s dignity?
My Thoughts:
An awesome episode for Dynamite as things heat up towards Double or Nothing. Awesome 10 Man Tag to open, great win for the Faces, not that it added much to FTR VS C&C. Good promo from Jericho to look back on Stadium Stampede and hype up this year’s match. Good promo from The Demand with Davis and The Dogs, and I suppose this maximizes the feuds as well as the alliances throughout the locker room. Who knows who wins but the match will still be awesome, just as the original was. Good promo from Conglomeration, too, Cassidy & Roddy going after FTR while Kyle VS Moxley happens on the side, that’s great stuff.
Speaking of Moxley, great promo from him and Ospreay. Moxley’s semi-turn has really brought out his sage philosophical side. Great match from Ospreay VS Ace, and while Ospreay could always bring out his aggression, seeing him use more technical wrestling and even winning with a submission is good stuff. Good promo from Joe, and I liked Death Riders backing Ospreay up. Very good Owen Hart Cup brackets this year, Joe VS Ospreay is a great choice given this story, but I would think Ospreay wins that one. Good promo from Jack Perry to call out Davis, and I suppose Jack can win in the Owen Cup to then move on from the National title.
Great seeing Brian Cage back, he gave Knight an awesome match, but with JetSpeed wanting to go on a Two Man Power Trip, it makes sense Kevin won out. Same for Bailey beating Westbrook, even though Westbrook maybe went too hard on his own acrobatic escape. Great stuff in the Six Woman Tag, and I appreciate Shida didn’t ditch until after the match. Willow, Mina & Rosa might get their own Six Woman Tag with Triangle of Madness after that interaction, but also can’t wait to see if Willow can go back-to-back as Queen of Harts. For that matter, I personally would love to see Athena use the Owen Cup to move on from being ROH Women’s World Champion, but that depends on how Supercard of Honor goes this Friday.
And of course, another wild instant classic from Darby as he overcomes Takeshita. I knew the diamond ring would come into play with that reverse effect, good way of protecting Takeshita in the loss. Good stuff with MJF tonight, too, such as the opening segment’s parade of bald men to send the message to MJF. That was also a unique contract signing segment in that it came together so quickly after the main event match. Good stuff from MJF as always, and of course he attacks Darby. I feel like either Knight should not have made the save, or both parts of JetSpeed should’ve made the save. It just seems odd that only Knight cared about saving Darby. The closing moment was much better when it was MJF standing over Darby with the belt.
My Score: 9/10
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